(a) Compared with non-degenerated cartilage (Normal, black bars), RT-qPCR data indicated that chondrocytes located in the early-degenerated area (OA, grey bars) of TKA sample showed increased expression level of Nfatc2 (* P < 0.05) (n = 6).
If a urine sample showed increased urinary albumin, the parents/caregivers were recommended to contact their pediatrician (or ask the NECAT trial group for help in locating a nearby clinic).
Monitoring extraction of these seven endogenous and three spike-in sequences extracted from 10 separate aliquots of the pooled plasma sample showed increased RNA yields from the QIAGEN RNeasy and miRNeasy kits compared to the other three protocols tested (Table 2).
Upon transformation to α, polycrystalline samples show increased diffraction peak broadening, while single crystals show increased streaking.
Interestingly, several studies have indicated that, compared with non-IBC samples, IBC samples show increased angiogenesis.
As expected, cartilage samples showed increased wear from top to bottom.
All samples showed increased basicity after nitrogen incorporation.
Microhardness of the coated samples showed increased hardness values before and after heat treatment.
Implanted samples showed increased hardness, wear resistance and surface compressive stress.
Control samples showed increased detectable off-flavors (P < 0.05 and 0.001 for d 4 and 7, respectively).
